Since I have a great love and zeal to minister to young gang members, I decided to visit an area where I knew I would find one of the most notorious gangs in our town. In my mission to reach everyone, I requested the use of the community center in...

Today's Prayer

Lord of all, may the word we speak in your name give new life to those who hear it. Amen.

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1 Corinthians 3:6-11

6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God made it grow.7 Because of this, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but the only one who is anything is God who makes it grow.8 The one who plants and the one who waters work together, but each one will receive their own reward for their own labor.9 We are God’s coworkers, and you are God’s field, God’s building.10 I laid a foundation like a wise master builder according to God’s grace that was given to me, but someone else is building on top of it. Each person needs to pay attention to the way they build on it.11 No one can lay any other foundation besides the one that is already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

The Holy Service of Motherhood

"When I became a parent, I struggled to find God within the chaotic world where I now lived. I was used to contemplative prayer, to silence and service and listening for God’s still, small voice in quiet, hidden spaces. Suddenly none of my life felt quiet or hidden – it was all loud, messy, and exposed." Discover more.

—Lauren Burdette

Author of This Life That Is Ours: Motherhood As Spiritual Practice (Upper Room Books, 2019).